Comments on: when is a computer case not a case at all? http://technabob.com/blog/2008/07/23/when-is-a-computer-case-not-a-case-at-all/ cool gadgets, games, gizmos and weird science Tue, 02 Dec 2008 01:29:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: kc http://technabob.com/blog/2008/07/23/when-is-a-computer-case-not-a-case-at-all/#comment-9668 kc Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:36:21 +0000 http://technabob.com/blog/?p=3025#comment-9668 static... how about if they rimmed the mobo shelf with metal... like a trimmed edge on a composite countertop...? Kinda getting pricey on the manufacture side... but... if they did that... then used metal legs as they do... and tied this al lto a metal back plate instead of plex where the power supply attaches... that would tie the grounding in together,,, does anyone know if the metal rim would be effective at drawing static off the plex mobo platform? Damn, I shoulda patented this comment... Maybe Digital Cowboy would like to hire me...? I am quite the savvy inventor! kc static… how about if they rimmed the mobo shelf with metal… like a trimmed edge on a composite countertop…? Kinda getting pricey on the manufacture side… but… if they did that… then used metal legs as they do… and tied this al lto a metal back plate instead of plex where the power supply attaches… that would tie the grounding in together,,,

does anyone know if the metal rim would be effective at drawing static off the plex mobo platform?

Damn, I shoulda patented this comment…

Maybe Digital Cowboy would like to hire me…? I am quite the savvy inventor!

kc

]]> By: Tango Smoker http://technabob.com/blog/2008/07/23/when-is-a-computer-case-not-a-case-at-all/#comment-9242 Tango Smoker Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:27:15 +0000 http://technabob.com/blog/?p=3025#comment-9242 Yeah, what nathan said. I was just on the verge of fabricating one of these when I also thought about the static possibilities. It would be OK if it were my own mobo I trashed because of static, but if it were a customers $300+ mobo it wouldn't be too long before I was out of business. Maybe the PSU would discharge the static if it were plugged in before the mobo was mounted. Yeah, what nathan said. I was just on the verge of fabricating one of these when I also thought about the static possibilities. It would be OK if it were my own mobo I trashed because of static, but if it were a customers $300+ mobo it wouldn’t be too long before I was out of business. Maybe the PSU would discharge the static if it were plugged in before the mobo was mounted.

]]> By: nathan http://technabob.com/blog/2008/07/23/when-is-a-computer-case-not-a-case-at-all/#comment-9044 nathan Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:52:43 +0000 http://technabob.com/blog/?p=3025#comment-9044 Umm err how about the issues with static? big old sheets of plexi are notorious for building up a charge. Umm err how about the issues with static? big old sheets of plexi are notorious for building up a charge.

]]> By: technabob http://technabob.com/blog/2008/07/23/when-is-a-computer-case-not-a-case-at-all/#comment-8951 technabob Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:52:42 +0000 http://technabob.com/blog/?p=3025#comment-8951 I guess I didn't think about it that way. Unless you happen to live in a walk-in freezer, having no case at all would greatly affect airflow.... And the words "Test Ber" - I assume they meant "Bed" on the angled one all but confirms your test bed theory. I guess I didn’t think about it that way. Unless you happen to live in a walk-in freezer, having no case at all would greatly affect airflow….

And the words “Test Ber” - I assume they meant “Bed” on the angled one all but confirms your test bed theory.

]]> By: chris http://technabob.com/blog/2008/07/23/when-is-a-computer-case-not-a-case-at-all/#comment-8927 chris Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:12:48 +0000 http://technabob.com/blog/?p=3025#comment-8927 Actually keeping a PC housed thusly will cause it to run hotter. While it would seem logical for an open case to keep it cooler by not trapping heat in a confined space, it isn't. A case actually regulates airflow so that fresh (and cool) air is constantly directed over the most important parts, thus keeping it much cooler. This case is likely designed for those using it as a test bed PC where they are inserting and removing parts on a regular basis. Putting your souped up gaming rig in this would be a quick way to destroy it. Actually keeping a PC housed thusly will cause it to run hotter. While it would seem logical for an open case to keep it cooler by not trapping heat in a confined space, it isn’t.

A case actually regulates airflow so that fresh (and cool) air is constantly directed over the most important parts, thus keeping it much cooler.

This case is likely designed for those using it as a test bed PC where they are inserting and removing parts on a regular basis. Putting your souped up gaming rig in this would be a quick way to destroy it.

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